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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?
(a) Interstate 80.
(b) Interstate 67.
(c) Interstate 101.
(d) Interstate 150.

2. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?
(a) At her childhood home.
(b) At the Bullpen.
(c) At a cemetery.
(d) At the theater.

3. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?
(a) Daedalus.
(b) Ares.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Odysseus.

4. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?
(a) Marie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Sarah.

5. Where is the home where Alison Bechdel grew up?
(a) New Hope, PA.
(b) Beech Creek, PA.
(c) Brigdon, NY.
(d) Mapleton, MA.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Bechdel describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?

2. Alison Bechdel's Fun Home is a graphic memoir that is filled with literary allusions. What book by James Joyce is alluded to with the title of Chapter 1: "Old Father, Old Artificer"?

3. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?

4. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?

5. What is the title of Chapter 5?

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